Although I really like the name Josephine, I don't think they'll coose it, because Philippe already has a niece with that name (Delphine Boel's daughter).
But then, Laurent named his daughter Louise, although his niece was already named Luisa Maria.

Although I really like the name Josephine, I don't think they'll coose it, because Philippe already has a niece with that name (Delphine Boel's daughter).

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But then, Laurent named his daughter Louise, although his niece was already named Luisa Maria.

Josephine and Louise are names that run in the family [of Belgium] so it is possible that these names are used somewhere in the childs name if it is a girl. [I don't think that the child gets only one name]. Luisa Maria is posible named after Queen Paola's mother Luisa I think.

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Sophie after Mathilde's grandmotherMarieAlix or AlexandraJosephineCharlotteFabiolaAnne as one of the middle namesPaola as one of the middle names

Rafael,MichaelFulco

Oh yes, Fulco, that would be nice, after Queen Paola's father. She will shed a tear or two. And aunt Fabiola isn't a godmother in the family "van Belgie" yet I think, so Fabiola at least as one of the middle names yes, that could be.

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What about Princess Lea

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It's biblical, pronounced the same way in French, Dutch and German and it is a quite popular name in the southern part of Belgium, maybe it's too much Star Wars?

Léopold Louis Albert Marie for a boy, or Charlotte Astrid Marie Sophie for a girl :)

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It is not that I like the name Fabiola so much, but if there will be a child named after Queen Fabiola, in the Belgian Royal Family, I think it will be done by Prince Filip and Princess Mathilde. And though it is said that they like to have many children I think that the chance that they can do it [name a child after Queen Fabiola I mean] is not very big anymore.

Trickier, but my guesses just going by the names that have already been used. It looks like they're due for another Charlotte or Joséphine for a girl. Astrid is the aunt, so if they use that name it'll probably be confined to the middle. Raphaël or Michaël seems to fit perfectly with the names of their other sons, particularly if they want another name that ends in "el." They're both archangel names and Catholic saints. I wouldn't rule out Clement for a boy or Clementine for a girl. Both have precedent in Belgium and Clementine is very fashionable right now.

That is true, indeed! Then perhaps a feminin form of a male name would do? Ariela/Arielle, Michaela/Michelle, Raphaela/Raphaelle, Muriel/Murielle. But these are not particularily royal names, I guess? For a boy there is more to choose.